HEALTH CARE

Time spent sedentary beyond six hours per day during growth from childhood through young adulthood may cause an excess increase...

Worldwide, there were an estimated 10.3 million cases of measles in 2023, a 20% increase from 2022, according to new...

With the increased legalization of recreational cannabis, as many as 1 in 5 pregnant women in the U.S. are now...

The proportion of babies born with a congenital heart abnormality increased by 16 per cent after the first year of...

Many young girls in low- and middle-income countries become pregnant early, which can be dangerous for them and for their...

Regular, self-reported symptom screening was associated with reduced symptom burden when compared with usual care for pediatric patients with cancer,...

A new paper shows how partnering with the community can lead to more inclusive health care, especially for individuals with...

Researchers at Kennedy Krieger Institute's International Center for Spinal Cord Injury (ICSCI) have made a remarkable advancement in treating children...

While great strides have been made to ensure children have access to proper asthma care in their home and community,...

Study finds that asthma in children is linked to memory difficulties, with earlier onset potentially exacerbating the impact and extending...

Nicotine vapes are sometimes marketed as aids for cigarette smoking cessation. However, teens do not typically turn to electronic nicotine...

A new study finds that empowering communities with systems-based tools to fight childhood obesity not only reduced weight trends but...

Continuous enrollment in Medicaid was associated with a lower rate of a late-stage lymphoma diagnosis in children and adolescents/young adults...

A team of clinicians, scientists, and engineers at Mount Sinai trained a deep learning pose-recognition algorithm on video feeds of...